MATH 103 - Integral Calculus with Applications to Life Sciences
Course Overview
This course in integral calculus complements technical content with applications and examples drawn primarily from life sciences. The course starts by calculating areas and approximating the area using thin stripes as an introduction to Riemannian sums, which then lead to the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Applications of integration include determining the center of mass, calculating volumes and lengths of curves. After introducing different techniques of integration further applications are discussed in the context of continuous probability distributions as well as differential equations. After an exploration of series and sequences the course ends with an introduction to Taylor polynomials.
See the UBC Calendar entry for Math 103 for course prerequisites.
Important Dates
| Term start: | Wednesday, January 3, 2018 |
| Midterm break: | February 19-23, 2018 |
| Term end: | Friday, April 6, 2018 |
| Family day: | Monday, February 12, 2018, no classes |
| Final exam: | TBA |
Announcements
- Happy 2018 and a good start into the new term!
- Requests for joining Math 103 or changing sections should be directed to the undergraduate chair ugradchair@math.ubc.ca after carefully reading the registration issues information page.
Exam Information
Detailed information on midterms and final exam will be posted here as the course progresses.
For an excellent preparation for exams, please check out the Math Exam/Education Resource (MER). The MER wiki embeds the Math 103 syllabus in the front page, so you can directly access problem types that potentially appear on your midterms and final exam.
The Math department also keeps and archive of past Math 103 final exams.
A list of formulas to be given on the exam can be found on the formula sheet page.
Sections
Section specific information and announcements are available on section specific pages:
Section 201: Christoph Hauert
Section 202: Andreas Buttenschoen
Section 203: Christoph Hauert
Section 206: Majid Bizhani
Section 207: Michael Doebeli
Section 208: Fei Hu
Section 209: Samantha Dahlberg
Section 212: Samantha Dahlberg
Course Material & Resources
For relevant links, see navigation menu to the left.
- Course Schedule and Syllabus
- Outline of the course schedule and syllabus (containing a number of problems and answers) as well as the grading scheme.
- Course Notes & Exercises
- The course notes by Prof. Leah Keshet. Either download as you wish for free or purchase a bound version at copiesmart
- WeBWorK
- Online WeBWorK homework is assigned on a weekly schedule (with few exceptions due to midterms). In case of troubles, first check out the WeBWorK FAQ.
- Old-School Homework
- Traditional homework is assigned on a bi-weekly schedule. Your work and solutions must be submitted on paper to your instructor.
- Online Forum
- We are using Piazza as a class forum for online discussions - see instructions on how to sign up on Piazza.
- Other Resources
- Other resources including past exams and policies.
